Cursed by Fire (Immortal Brothers #1) by Jacquelyn Frank

Posted February 16, 2015 by Karen in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Cursed by Fire (Immortal Brothers #1) by Jacquelyn FrankCursed by Fire by Jacquelyn Frank
Series: The Immortal Brothers #1
Published by Ballantine Books, Random House Publishing Group on February 24th 2015
Genres: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 384
Format: eARC
ASIN: B00N6PBFSW
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From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank comes the scorching hot first book in a thrilling new series featuring four warrior brothers who have the power—and the curse—of immortality. For centuries, Dethan has been trapped in a fiery inferno for defying the gods and snatching the power of immortality. Condemned to have his battle-hardened body licked by flames only to regenerate and be consumed all over again, Dethan has lost all hope—until the Goddess of Conflict appears. She will release him from torment—if he'll use his power and strength as a warrior to raise an army and defeat a fierce enemy faction of gods. Free to live as a man once again, Dethan meets Selinda—heir to the throne of Hexis—and his thoughts quickly turn from the conquest of cities to the conquest of this headstrong beauty. Betrothed to a cruel, calculating powermonger, Selinda needs a champion, and so Dethan enters into another bargain: If she will share her bed—and her body—with him, Dethan will save her city from destructive forces within and without. As the lovers ignite a searing passion, Dethan will risk all—even the wrath of the Goddess of Conflict—for a chance to make Selinda his forever.

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Review by Karen

 

Dark Fantasy and Fantasy authors need to be cognizant of not making their world building so complex that it muddles and distracts from the story they are trying to impart.  Unfortunately Jacquelyn Frank’s new The Immortal Brothers series book Cursed by Fire happens to sacrifice the characters for complicated world building.   The world building of this book is a tangled one, which I do normally reveille in; but those worlds that are complexly built,  should never pull be away from the characters of the book. Unfortunately Frank’s world did distract me, from the riveting characters that she has written. Her story of hubris, redemption, devotion and love; should have been given center stage  and not been overshadowed by the world Frank’s created.  Frank’s has always been a character  friendly author; letting them lead the stories; and I hope that her next book in the series will let them shine.

In Cursed by Fire each time I got entranced by a character and plot, the over complex world; would slam up against the story.  The premise of the book was a fascinating one of gods, immortals, brotherhood, sacrifice, and the mistakes all can make.  I really had high hopes as I enjoy Frank’s other books, but this book missed the mark; despite being written by a wonderful author.

three-stars

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